I'm in need of replacing the sealed headlights on my jeep wrangler YJ (square headlights). I was thinking instead of getting sealed headlights i'll get projectors headlamps with hid lights seeing as i have two ballast handy, i have mechanic that would do all the wiring and light pattern adjustment. i was wondering the legality of this conversion in the united states.
Well, first off, that's a fake HID kit, not a real one. A real HID kit would cost you upwards and beyond $1000 to do right, because real HID lights require real projector lenses and must be automatically leveling. All the Ebay HID "ballasts" just give an HID "look" out of a stock housing. That just means that you will be a danger on the road and technically isn't legal. Those housings are called a projector, but they still throw light every direction just like the stock sealed beams did, the only difference is the styling and the fact they use a replaceable bulb instead of the whole thing. Putting HID ballasts and bulbs in that just means you will cast more light in every direction, which can blind drivers coming at you and cause accidents. That is why all of these aftermarket HID kits are illegal, because they are not OEM equipped. OEM equipped HID's have a very crisp cutoff of the light, and when you put on the high beams, the beam itself just changes angle, raising it slightly, it doesn't change in actual brightness. So I would recommend going to a good housing, and use good 9004 NON-HID bulbs over that HID conversion honestly. Here's examples:
Fake HIDs - look at how the light scatters on the right picture.
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Bug Out Vehicle- Upgrade to HID headlight
Can you use a HID conversion kit if you have halo projector headlights? Will it make the halos any brighter?
I bought these halo projector headlights for my 2004 jeep grand Cherokee limited. I want to know what will happen if I get a HID conversion kit. It's 8000k HIDs. Will it make the halos brighter? Will it make the LEDs brighter? Someone please help me!!!
Put those illegal 8,000k lights in and you will have less usable light. The higher temperature you go above 5,000k, the darker the light, until you eventually reach black light.
5,000 k approx 3,200 lumens
6,000 k approx 2,800 lumens
8,000 k approx 2,550 lumens
10,000 k approx 2,200 lumens
12,000 k approx 2,100 lumens
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There's high demand for KC Lights, especially those used in professional off-road racing. A must-have for anyone with KC HID metal-halide lights, Rally 800 lights or the higher-power Daylighter? units. Lite Locks help prevent theft by making it very difficult to remove the lights without a special key tool. Each set includes one socket key, and unique hemisphere-shaped nuts.
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Universal application;12V 35W 4200K bulb;Composite;Internal ballast;25x more powerful than a halogen bulb;Draws 60% less current than a 100W light;Includes impact resistant stone guard;Pre-terminated wiring harness and relay;Sold as a pair
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Jeep Grand Cherokee HID Installation
On Location August 2007 – India (1)
India has always struck me as a unique melting pot of class, religion, language, scenery and culture, within a single country, which makes it incomparable to any other destination one may visit and continues to enchant me.
I was delighted to revisit Rajasthan to see for myself what changes had occurred since I was last there. The main highlights on this route for the first time traveller are the sites of Delhi, the breathtaking and mesmerising view of the Taj Mahal, and the fortressed cities of Jaipur and Jodphur.
This time around, the real highlight for me was the painstakingly renovated fortressed palaces, fabulous scenery and fascinating historical anecdotes of the bygone era found deep in the heart of Rural Rajasthan.
My journey started in New Delhi, the international gateway to Rajasthan. A five hour journey south by car brought me to the "pink city" of Jaipur. Renowned for its gems, artworks and textiles it is an artisan's city. With the assistance from the government and the King, artisans are invited from all over to keep their art and teaching alive, passing on their fine brush painting to younger generations. You can witness them in the grounds of the city palace.
It is said that the buyers of Bulgari are hid away in this city buying up the best diamonds. Unfortunately my budget only stretched to some high quality saffron that day.
The Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, dating back to 1835 and the first palace in India to be converted to a hotel in 1957, allows you to truly experience the nostalgia of the British Raj and the lifestyle associated with this bygone era. An extensive renovation programme has seen the addition of a sumptuous tented spa facility, complete with love swings and sitar players - set in the beautifully private gardens. I hope to return when I have more time on my hands for this pampering!
On leaving the city of 3 million inhabitants, I travelled to Shapura Bagh, located midway between Jaipur and Udaipur, escaping the city into the countryside. My driver informed me that the drive from Jaipur was four hours, but I hadn't been asleep that long when we turned off the National Highway, at Gulabpura. From here it is a further 40 km of single track asphalt, slowing the journey down in order to allow passing herds of cattle, local buses bulging with colourful people and precariously loaded trucks carrying twice the height and width of itself again in hay!
Eyes wide open now, I had arrived in rural Rajasthan - raw life - and it was flooding my senses.
Shapura is a small bustling market town with a fabulous old bazaar, famed for its local Rajasthani slipper, the Mojaris. Although brimming with life, nobody appeared to be rushing. My driver continued to use his horn in the fashion of a city dweller, but nobody took the blindest notice! I knew instantly I would love it here.
Shapura bagh is a slice of heaven, offering a comfortable haven, allowing me to take a deep breath of fresh air and to hear the sounds of nature, instead of the sound of the persistent beeping of horns. Once the summer palace of the rulers of Shapura, it is now run as a boutique homestay and my hosts, Maya and Sat Singh gave me the warmest of welcomes and embraced me into their home as if I was a long lost relative. Active conservationists, they provide an eco friendly environment - solar heating, organic vegetable gardens, and fresh milk from their herd of cows. All meals are taken at the house and Maya proved to be the most excellent cook - ask for the home made Mango ice-cream!
I was lucky to spend two nights here, and it proved to be the ideal spot to recharge the batteries - no mini bar, no TV, barefooted servants with a quiet gracefulness and no airs and graces required on your behalf!
A highlight of the stay at Shapura is visiting the partly ruined and utterly romantic Dhikola Fort, which is still owned by the Singh family. Travelling by 1952 Willys jeep, up close and personal to the sights and smells of India, Sat and I drove out to the Fort for sunset. From the top of the turret the fort commands a view of the numerous lakes that extends as far as the eye can see - an unforgettable view.
